The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-04-28


themselves unusually troublesome
just now, owing.yto the backward
spring. They seem to have sentinels
posted on every tree and no sooner
has the gardener bed of let
tuce or radishes sown than they
pounce down with au avidity that is
surprising and clean the bed before
seeds have time to get damp in the
ground. They seem to have enough
sense to let the onions alone-at least
during this their courting season.
LIBRARY ENTERTAINMENT This
Saturday evening, April 30, the Mid
dleburgh Literary Society will give
for the benefit OF the Public School
Library, which was organized about
O year ago and is doing a great deal
OF good. The society has prepared
two plays entitled "A Lucky job"
and zone, Two, Three, or Bounce"
which will be produced by full cast
of characters. The scenes will be in
terspersed with recitations, dialogues,
etc, and music furnished by Stetler's
Cornct Band. The admission is only
10 and 15 cents, and II is hoped that
the people will lend them their en-
couragement in this worthy cause.
ASTONISHING SUCCESS. 1t is the
duty OF every person who has used
| Bucbee's German SWUp to let its won
derful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Croupe, Asthma, Pneumonia
and in fact all throat and lung diseas.
es. No person can use It without inn
mediate rediate relief. Three doses
will relieve any case, md we consider
It the duty Of all druggists to recom-
mend il to the poor, dying consumpt-
ivcs, at least to try one bottle ,as 50, 600
dozen bottles were sold last year, and
10 one case where it failed was report
ed. Such n medicine as the German
Syrup cannot he too widely known.
Ask your druggist about it. Sample
bottles to try. sold Mt 10 cents. . Sold
by all druggists and dealers, in the
United States and Canada.
The Lewistown "Democrat' says ia
regard,to thej trial of Della Corbet,
Jennie Qnay and Annie Kuntzmnn for
the murder OF John Aikley that the
Commonwealth. after taking an after
noon to ventilating the history of the
scandalous affair Of Dec. 25, 1886, while
developing n wretehedly unwhole.
some scandal, failed to sustain their
indictment for mCrdcr, abandoned
the case, and the prisoners were dis
charged. The victim OF this disgraco>
ful escapado being dead, comment
must be suspended. II was long ago
made clear, rs the ''clouds rolled by"
and disclosed the true inwardness OF
the debauch which closed the life Of
John Akley, however culpable and
criminal the defendants, the charge
Of murder against them could not be
sustained.
OBITUARY. Isaac Drawer was
born in Monroe township, Snyder
county, in November, 1898 aud spent
his boyhood on his fathers farm.
When he reached his majority he at
tended the Mifllinburg academy sew
eral sessions, after which he was Col.
portcur for the American Tract SO.
ciety for several years. He then
learnt the trade of Dentistry with DR..
Vallershamp Mt New Berlin, and fol-
lowed il for several years. In 1856 he
married Miss Mariah Hummel, when
he embarked in the lumber business.
He located at TroXelville and built
one OF the first houses in the town.
This property he exchanged for
farm in West Beaver township, set
tied down to farming and was electei
county Treasurer in 1862, when he
moved to Middleburgh and took an
active interest in the county seat
contest and did much toward retain
ing it at Middlsburgh. He next pur-
chased the Kremer property and laid
out the village OF Franklin, erected n
fine dwelling and store house and ems
gagged In the merchandise business
for several years. At this time his
wife died and he was again married.
The lady OF his choice was Miss Kate
Smith who survives him. During the
last years he practiced his profession
OF Dentistry. He was n man who al
ways manifested healthy spirit of
enterprise and was ever concerned
to better the interest OF his fellow
men, consistent member of the Ev.
Lutheran Church, good citizen and
Il kind father.
His age was So years, months and
- days. His death occarred April II,
1887, and the funeral, which was held
in the Court House, April 90, was
largely attended, and owing to the i'll
health OF his pastor, Rev. Orwig, was
conducted by Revs. Honeycut and
Lands OF Adamsburg. Rest in peace.
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BEAvERTowN.- After a limited
space of silence, will again take my
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